Caray, Caray!

Santos and Marisela are still happy together beside the fire. She wants him to make love to her a thousand times. He doubts he can do this, but he’ll try. Of course, Doña Bárbara doesn’t go away peacefully. She rides right up on her big black horse.

Fausto tries to resist but is overpowered by Melquiades, Tigre and Leon. Sapo is still on the phone wondering why Fausto doesn’t reply.

DB tells Santos he’s with Marisela to punish her for the photo. Marisela gets angry and tells her to leave them alone. DB calls her a mosca muerta for having tried to take her mother’s man. Marisela says: “What mother? When were you ever a mother?” DB replies when she saved her from Melendez. M replies that she saved DB by pushing him before he shot her. She says they’re even. Santos tells Marisela to go back to the house. Marisela doesn’t want to leave him with DB. After Marisela leaves she tells him once more that he’s hers; how could he do this to her? Santos tells her to have a bit of dignity.

Fausto has been beaten, and Leon and Tigre are on opposite sides pulling ropes that practically drag his arms out of the sockets. He insists he’s told them everything. Melquiades wants the guy’s name and everything Fausto knows. Fausto says he’s only an employee. Melquiades replies that he’s a very good one who knows many things. He says that boat wasn’t bringing rice or beans. They were bringing the thing that ataranta la gente (dazes people) and earns a lot of money for someone. Fausto says many important people are involved, but only Sapo knows who they are. Melquiades tells him not to annoy him or he’ll really have to hurt him. They bring out a hot poker.

Sapo is ruminating and comes to the conclusion that the problem with Fausto is DB. He sends guards out to search for him, but keeps one as his bodyguard. He thinks that if Fausto talks, he’s in a lot of trouble.

DB asks Santos how he can speak of dignity when he’s sleeping with the creature who was inside her stomach. Santos laughs and says, oh now she’s your daughter! But you won’t make me feel guilty for being in love. DB says he doesn’t really love M, that she’s only a bad copy of her mother. It’s just the youth he’s attracted to, isn’t that it? “Take me, not this desabrida (insipid one). She can’t give you what I can give you. Don’t you miss my skin, my kisses?” Santos says the truth is he doesn’t. The woman he loved never existed. He created an illusion that was never real. He tells her that Marisela gives him unconditional love. Marisela doesn’t want to be his master, but his companion.

At this point DB loses it a bit: “Don’t you dare return to her!” Santos smiles ironically. He says she’s the same Barbara Guaimaran as always, with a death threat on her lips, someone who can’t live without imposing fear. He tells her she has forgotten what kind of man he is. He tells her to go ahead and shoot him, all six bullets, to satisfy her thirst for blood. But he’ll never return to her bed.

At Casa Sandoval, Melesio, Carmelito, Andres and Cosme are getting drunk on the front porch. Genoveva tells them to pipe down. She gives up and leaves for Altamira saying “con este escandalo no se puede pegar ojo" (won’t be able to get a wink of sleep with all the noise).

DB does NOT give up. She starts in saying Marisela killed a man. Santos replies it was to defend DB. DB asks what could M give him that she couldn’t give. He replies: innocence, gratitude, tenderness, laughter, and love. He says Marisela loved him much more than he deserved. DB says that she gave Marisela life and she can also take it away.

Genoveva is having a little pity party at Altamira about everyone having someone except her. Pajarote comes up unexpectedly. At first she’s sweet, talking about the births. P tells her this is good experience for when you have your own babies. She bristles, tells him all men are idiots, and there goes another chance.

Melquiades tells Fausto he’s held up very well. Or could it be because you fear your boss more than this hot iron. He seems ready to put it in Fausto’s eye when F suddenly decides to say more. But he only says that Sapo hates DB because she killed his friends. Melquiades says tell us something we don’t know. We were the ones who helped her kill those guys and it wasn’t pretty. I want details!

Marisela has returned to Altamira, is talking with Genoveva, and has come down from the clouds somewhat. Now she’s worried about whether she and Santos are making a mistake.

Santos asks if this is DB’s revenge upon him, threatening Marisela. She says if she loses him, she doesn't care about anything. Santos says: IF you lose me? Are you deaf? Are you crazy? You already lost me. This is over. Understand this, if Marisela never existed, I would still not be with you. Resign yourself. Go away. Forget about us. I’m fed up. If I have to, I’ll leave with Marisela to put distance between her and someone who would hurt her. Because I’m starting to hate you as I never thought I could.

DB goes to Eustaquia’s room and sobs in her lap. “I found them together. He laughed as he never did with me. He’s happy with her. Seeing him laughing and kissing her, I thought my heart would break in a thousand pieces. He doesn’t love me. Why? I can’t kill them. Why?” Eustaquia replies it’s because you love him and, although you don’t want to recognize it, you love Marisela also. DB replies that no, she hates her.

Marisela says she did wrong in getting involved with Santos. Genoveva is exasperated. She tells her that one step forward and two steps back is Marisela’s pace. She reminds her that her mother left her in a hut in a swamp until Santos rescued her.

Genoveva wants to know what it’s like to make love. At first Marisela is embarrassed, but then she explains it’s like a balloon of happiness inflating inside and then, it explodes. It doesn’t sound as good written as it did when Genesis Rodriguez said it! Very poetic!

DB tells E that Santos went to bed with Marisela to punish her because of what she did. Eustaquia shakes her head sadly and tells her the truth. She has to accept the reality. Santos and Marisela are in love. Melquiades comes to tell her that the guy is “ready”.

Sapo shows up at the house of the corrupt governor to take him to task for the seized mercancia. The governor is appalled to see him, fears someone will see them together. The governor quite reasonably tells Sapo he warned him about the guards but he wouldn’t listen. Sapo says he’ll have to explain what happened to his associates, and he better make it good or commend his soul to heaven.

Marisela and Santos are in bed and she’s trying to probe him about what he felt when he was with DB. She’s still insecure because of the love he used to have for her mother. She brings up the time DB told her he only was interested because M is a younger version of herself. Santos denies this. He suggests their leaving the Arauca. Marisela insists this is where she was born and the land she loves.

DB has come to where they have Fausto. He swears he doesn’t know more. She says this has gone on all night and he hasn’t given them anything. She tells him his time is up and leaves, after giving Melquiades a significant look. Fausto gets real, and shouts afterher. Melquiades does something I don’t understand. It looks like he stuffs a leaf of something into his face.

Sapo is talking with the guard, still asking about Fausto. There’s no word. The guard mentions the beauty queen awaiting The Toad in his bedroom. Should he send her away. Of course not, she was very expensive.

The Shakespeare plot is being implemented. Marisela, Maria Nieves, Carmelito, and Cosme have a planning meeting.

Antonio is disturbed to hear that Santos is considering selling Altamira and leaving because of what DB said last night. Santos tells him he’s afraid she’ll harm Marisela.

In the bunkhouse Maria Nieves, Carmelito, and Cosme have scripts!! Looks like Marisela has left nothing to chance and written their lines for them. Andres plays his part and brings Pajarote to the entrance of the bunkhouse, but he can't really see in. They overhear the other guys talking about Pajarote. They say they don’t understand why a guy as intelligent as Pajarote can’t see from a mile off how much Genoveva is in love with him. P is impactado, jaw dropping.

Cecilia tells Marisela nothing is better than love. Marisela continues to worry. She says DB is like a shadow over her. Cecilia says she’s like the plague, but you have to be alert. M tells C they might have to leave to raise children in peace. Cecilia frankly says she doesn’t want to be left alone in the Arauca with only her son.

Pajarote completely bought the script Marisela wrote!

A truly disgusting Sapo is getting ready to have his way with the young beauty queen. As he leans over to nuzzle her neck, Fausto’s corpse falls through the roof onto the bed beside the girl. Another great shot of a bug-eyed Sapo! There’s a letter attached: “No estoy derrotada. Estoy mas fuerte que nunca. Tu vas a perder mucho más.” I’m not destroyed. I’m stronger than ever. You are going to lose much more.

DB finds out from Juan Primito that Marisela is going to the noon mass.

Pajarote approaches Genoveva and calls her Princess. She tells him she’ll take the broom to him if he’s making fun of her. He apologizes if he’s ever said anything gross to her. Guys are like that sometimes. He only wants to say that she’s pretty and, if possible, he’d like to take her out on the town sometime.

Santos gets a telegram from Gonzalo who says he has news about Fidel Castell and soon will have a surprise for Santos.

Marisela is praying alone. Then she is joined by Cecilia, Casilda, and finally Santos. The mass begins. DB sneaks up behind the two of them and starts to hiss insults: Eres una sátrapa (sly fox). Eres una avenadiza (anybody know this one? wasn’t in my dictionary) , pecadora (sinner). Me das asco (you disgust me). I hate myself for having borne you. Alimaña (weasel), serpiente, traidor. Santos tries to quietly stop her several times. At last, DB faints in the arms of Dr. Arias. Tears are coursing down Marisela’s cheeks.

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